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Warriors Game 7 Watch Party
By - posted 5/29/2016
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SoMa StrEat Food Park is one of the Official Homes of the Warriors Playoffs Viewing Parties. Other than the sold out Oracle Arena, this is the biggest game watch party in San Francisco for the Warriors. We’ve got everything you need to cheer on the Warriors as they battle through the more...

Free Walking Tour Monday
By - posted 5/29/2016
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If you have the day off on Memorial Day, why not spend part of your day learning something new about the city you love. San Francisco City Guides will be offering eight free guided walking tours on Memorial Day Monday. All tours are free and open to the public, but donations are welcome. Memorial Day more...

San Francisco’s Carnaval Parade & Festival
By - posted 5/29/2016
Fairs & Festivals

The 2016 San Francisco Carnaval Festival (May 28-29, 2016 from 10 am to 6 pm) transforms Harrison Street into a wonderland. The 2016 theme is ¡Viva La Madre Tierra!, which is Spanish for “Mother Earth,” celebrates Mother Earth’s prevalence in many cultures worldwide as the manifestation of the natural world. Photo credits: Oliver Klink more...

Treasure Island Flea 5th Birthday Celebration
By - posted 5/29/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Funcheap is partnering with Treasure Island Flea to make their 5th birthday weekend one to remember with you and 15,000+ of your closest friends. Treasure Island Flea 5th Birthday May 28-29, 2016 | 10am to 4pm The Great Lawn, Treasure Island, SF $3 admission | Kids Free | Free Parking Get a $5 FunCheapSF voucher when more...

The Great BottleRock Wristband Scavenger Hunt
By - posted 5/22/2016
Fun & Games

We’ve got a pair of sold out BottleRock wristbands for Saturday (Florence + The Machine / Death Cab for Cutie) and for Sunday (Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Lumineers) up for grabs. So Funcheap and Concert Raptor and putting together a fun scavenger hunt. Funcheap’s BottleRock Pass Scavenger Hunt with Concert more...

The Bay Area’s Best Yo-Yo Tricksters
By - posted 5/22/2016
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Join the annual Bay Area Classic Yo-Yo Contest in Golden Gate Park to enjoy the sun, learn to yo-yo, and be witness to some of the world’s best players as they compete in the yo-yo championship in Spreckels Temple of Music Bandshell. Over 100 of the top yo-yo competitors on the west coast will more...

2016 Lake Merritt Music Festival
By - posted 5/21/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Boogie down at The Eastlake Music Festival at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland which features local music, dance, indie arts and crafts, micro-brews and food trucks. 2016 Eastlake Music Festival Saturday, May 28, 2016 | 1-9 pm Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland FREE, but an RSVP is required. Donations are appreciated. > 2016 Day Music Lineup 2016 features: Picture more...

2016 Oakland Greek Festival
By - posted 5/21/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Enjoy a mini-vacation spent in the midst of authentic Greek culture at the Oakland Greek Festival taking place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the Oakland Hills. Find a plethora of Greek foods like Glyko pastries and warm lamb sandwiches, stroll through the marketplace (Agora), and take a few sprints around the more...

Berkeley Bluegrass Festival
By - posted 5/21/2016
Fairs & Festivals

The Freight & Salvage celebrates the incredible talent in your own backyard with the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival. Northern California has been a bluegrass stronghold since the 1960s and the Freight is proud to continue their support of legendary local artists and up-and-coming musicians. In collaboration with Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis and the California more...

2016 Etsy Indie Emporium
By - posted 5/21/2016
Artsy Fartsy

Etsy comes to life with over 60 local artisans at All Good Pizza in the Bayview and they will have the adjacent side street open with many more vendors and lots of room for shopping and socializing. Come out and shop local, eat delicious pizza (for purchase) and just have a great more...

Asian Heritage Street Celebration
By - posted 5/21/2016
Fairs & Festivals

The annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration is a massive block party and street fair held in Civic Center, stretching from the Asian Art Museum up to Little Saigon with a cultural performances, food trucks and a cinema showcase. 2016 Asian Heritage Street Celebration Saturday, May 21, 2016 | 11 am to 6 pm UN more...

2016 Oakland Book Festival
By - posted 5/19/2016
Fairs & Festivals

The Oakland Book Festival is a one-day, annual literary event. Dedicated to books, ideas, and the pleasures of literacy, it aims to serve the reading public, to encourage debate, and to celebrate the city of Oakland. It will host more than 60 writers in 2016 and is free and open to the more...

Adoptathon Cocktail Party
By - posted 5/18/2016
Fun & Games

Don’t miss the San Francisco SPCA’s Out of this World cocktail party and Mane of Thrones Adoptathon weekend featuring cocktails, puppies, kitties Adoptathon & Beyond SFSPCA Cocktail Party Friday, May 20, 2016 | 6-9 pm San Francisco SPCA, 201 Alabama St, SF FREE, but an RSVP is required Meet all of the adoptable animals while you sip a more...

Music Festival Weekend
By - posted 5/18/2016
Fairs & Festivals

Everywhere you turn – San Francisco, East Bay or South Bay – you can hear great music all weekend long, and maybe even join in a jam or two. Check out what the Bay has to offer with bluegrass, indie, blues, hip hop, Latin and so many more genres presented at these more...

Salute to “American Graffiti”
By - posted 5/17/2016
Celebrations

An annual Salute to American Graffiti honors George Lucas’ timeless, coming-of-age film, American Graffiti, most of which was filmed in Petaluma in the early summer of 1972. Grab your favorite squeeze, jump into your hot rod, candy-colored screamin’ machine or the family car for that matter, and cruise on back to more...